Evie fully intended to just meet other asexuals while holidaying in Toronto, only to find herself learning how to dance at Toronto’s newest queer dance studio from grumpy Tyler, biracial transgender man recovering from an emotionally abusive relationship. While Evie might be an excellent dance student, learning to emotionally trust a person is another hurdle for Tyler that he is not ready to explore. This book is part of the Toronto Connections series. You can also check out this title as eBook on Hoopla and as eBook on Overdrive/Libby.

Jonathan Lewis-Adey was nine years old when his mothers separated, and Sid entirely vanished from his life. Fast forward to adulthood, when Jonathan is finally able to reconnect with his absent mother, only to find out that Sid is now Sydney, an elegant man living in his native Trinidad. For the next nine years, Jonathan tries to rekindle that former parental bond, looking for Sid within this stranger and learning his life story. You can also check out this title as eBook on Hoopla.

This is a journey through the troublesome aftermath of the Arab Spring. A former Syrian refugee himself, Ramadan unveils an enthralling tale of courage that weaves through the mountains of Syria, the valleys of Lebanon, the encircling seas of Turkey, the heat of Egypt and finally, the hope of a new home in Canada. Inspired by One Thousand and One Nights, this book tells the epic story of two lovers anchored to the memory of a dying Syria. One is a Hakawati, a storyteller, keeping life in forward motion by relaying remembered fables to his dying partner. Each night he weaves stories of his childhood in Damascus, of the cruelty he has endured for his sexuality, of leaving home, of war, of his fated meeting with his lover. Meanwhile Death himself, in his dark cloak, shares the house with the two men, eavesdropping on their secrets as he awaits their final undoing. You can also check out this title as eBook on Hoopla.

Nancy, a Japanese-American queer girl living in an inner-city L.A. neighborhood during the 1980s, finds herself dealing with complex romantic feelings towards her teammate Raina, while also juggling classes, plans for college, and being a star basketball player for a highly-ranked team. A poignant coming-of-age story that Nancy reflects on her final year of high school, foreseeing the potential futures of her friends, and becoming a step-sister to Raina as her father falls for Raina’s mother. You can also check out this title as eBook on Hoopla.

It’s 1865 in Philadelphia, where runaway slave Genie Oliver uses her dress shop as a front for the Underground Railroad. Meanwhile, white heiress Abby Read avoids marrying any man by running a rooming house; however, when the daughter of the free black servant Maggie is captured by slave catchers, Abby teams up with Genie in a group to join Harriet Tubman to help guide escaped slaves into freedom in Philadelphia. You can also check out this title as eBook on Hoopla.

The lives of three very different women are explored during the Occupy Wall Street movement as they piece together a new American identity founded on resistance against the traditional role of the wife and the gentrification of New York. Stevie, a non-tenured professor, is handling the care of her 8-year-old child with a separated father; Mel, Stevie’s best friend, is in separate relationships with a woman and a man, and suddenly finds herself pregnant at the age of 42. Johanna is a homeless teenage runaway that bonds with Stevie when both witness the suicide of a university student. You can also check out this title as eBook on Hoopla.

At the turn of the 22nd century, a team of explorers led by Ariadne O’Neill are on a mission to ecologically survey four habitable worlds fifteen light years away while shifting through form and time as the culture on Earth changes dramatically. The crew is multiracial and multigenerational, sharing a close physical and emotional relationship with one another that goes beyond the romantic partnership. With concerns that their Earth will be no longer recognizable when they return, Ariadne chronicles their mission in hopes that someone may still be listening back home. You can also check out this title as eBook on Hoopla and as eBook on Overdrive/Libby.